VfL Wolfsburg 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Daniel Ginczek on £72,000 per week · see the current VfL Wolfsburg wage bill
We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27 — 10% lower than the £946,921 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ginczek | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 29 | ST (C) | Germany | ||
| John Brooks | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 27 | D (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Maximilian Philipp | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 26 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Arnold | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 26 | DM, M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Admir Mehmedi | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 29 | M/AM (L), ST (C) | Switzerland | ||
| Wout Weghorst | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 27 | ST (C) | Holland | ||
| Jeffrey Bruma | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 28 | D (C) | Holland | ||
| Kevin Mbabu | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | D/WB (R) | Switzerland | ||
| Koen Casteels | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 28 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Jérôme Roussillon | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 27 | D/WB (L) | France | ||
| Yannick Gerhardt | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | D/WB (L), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Xaver Schlager | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Austria | ||
| Josuha Guilavogui | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 29 | D (C), DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Marin Pongracic | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 22 | D (C) | Croatia | ||
| Josip Brekalo | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | M/AM (RL) | Croatia | ||
| Victor Sá | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 26 | M/AM (L) | Brazil | ||
| Renato Steffen | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | M/AM (RL) | Switzerland | ||
| Pavao Pervan | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | GK | Austria | ||
| Ridle Baku | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Paulo Otávio | £8,800 | £457,600 | 25 | D/WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Vincent Heilmann | £8,500 | £442,000 | 24 | 0 | Holland | ||
| Maxence Lacroix | £7,900 | £410,800 | 20 | D (C) | France | ||
| Bartosz Białek | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | ST (C) | Poland | ||
| Lino Kasten | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Niklas Klinger | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tim Siersleben | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | D (LC), DM | Germany | ||
| Kobe Hernandez-Foster | £591 | £30,732 | 18 | D/WB (L) | U.S.A. | ||
| Marcel Beifus | £571 | £29,692 | 17 | D (C), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Niclas Müller | £561 | £29,172 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ole Pohlmann | £551 | £28,652 | 19 | M (R), AM (RC) | Germany | ||
| Soufiane Messeguem | £511 | £26,572 | 19 | DM, M/AM (C) | Germany | ||
| Tobias Stirl | £501 | £26,052 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Hong Yun-Sang (Hong Yun-Sang) | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | ST (C) | South Korea | ||
| Eldin Sehic | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | ST (C) | Austria | ||
| Maik Pörner | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | D/AM (L) | Germany | ||
| Gabriel Michalek | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | WB (L) | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Wolfsburg wages, 2020/21
What was VfL Wolfsburg's wage bill in 2020/21?
VfL Wolfsburg paid £946,921 a week in 2020/21 - £49,239,892 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Wolfsburg player in 2020/21?
Daniel Ginczek was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £72,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £42,282.
What was the average VfL Wolfsburg salary in 2020/21?
The average VfL Wolfsburg player aged 22 or over earned £42,282 a week in 2020/21, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Wolfsburg's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
VfL Wolfsburg pay £849,404 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £946,921 of 2020/21. The current squad is 34 players against 36 then.